King Gizzard would be an absolutely epic band for you to do an album ranking for! Such variations in the albums would make for really interesting lists and discussion. Plus their fan base would probably all watch so you’d reach a lot of new viewers.
Honestly that’s great advice. Maybe wait till the next album tho it will probably come around tomorrow. And don’t worry their will probably be another one around next month
Im from Melbourne, they are my favorite band of all time. Only 4 of their 26 albums i didnt love at first listen, this is one of them. Is it a coincidence that Fathers day is coming up soon here, because its got 70's dad-rock written all over it ?
Agreed that the songs aren’t super strong on this one, but I’d quibble with the idea that songwriting in the chord progression sense isn’t their strength. Their softer material is maybe the best example of interesting chord progressions and great melody - Paper Mache, Sketches, Fishies, Gumboot Soup. These all have nuanced harmonies, chord voicing and progressions.
Coincidentally, I picked up Polygondwanaland last weekend at the record store. I just gave this new album a spin on Alexa. I dug it. It's not one of my favorites of theirs. I do prefer the sort of caffeinated psych prog jams they are famous for. I don't really listen to their "songs" much, but rather I put on an album when I am working. It's that groove. I like other parts too, but I really feel that is what I like about their music - this sort of thumping swing, often frenetic. I do like their weirdness, as well. I give Flight b741 a B. They get an A for really going left field on this one, but while it's decent, it's probably not going to be played as often as Nonagon or Polygon or Paper Mache.
This album just made me want to put on an old Little Feet or Manasses record - but never listen to this album again. I guess that’s the biggest positive I got out of it
i havnt heard alot from the band , but i thought this album was great, I gave it 4.5 stars and it is in a group of like 7 albums with 4.5 stars which is as high as i have gone this year
Great points Jason and Joe. I've heard about 5 of their albums. When Black Crowes arrived it was like Wow this is really cool But too bad it's so derivative or as Joe says here copy and paste. Sounds like band heard pedal steel on Teach your Children or Dire Wolf and said there's a vibe we can base an album upon. Not my favorite by them but props to a band willing to take on so many styles.
I think I'm in your mind fuzz has their strongest songwriting even though it's much more psychy. I think that's a 4.5 star album. Also listened to nonagon infinity not too long ago it was way below my expectations. That's 3 stars for me. Will probably listen to this new one sooner or later but I feel like I'm going to agree with your critiques.
Haven't listened to this one yet, but have quite of few of their albums. I love "infest the rats nest" & "Polygondwanaland" yeah I agree with all your points they really could step it up with the lead vocals and some more surprises within songs.
New album you might very well enjoy.Rolling Down The Line,the debut solo album from Kathleen Parks (Twisted Pine) singer/songwriter/fiddler came out last week. Recorded live in the studio to avoid unnecessary perfection. Standout tracks are Nobody Knows and Good Morning (In Heaven). ⭐⭐⭐⭐
I give it a 4 out of 5. It’s one of my favorites from them and it’s also their most accessible. Some things hold it back from being a 5. I agree they lack a true frontman who can really sing, and to me some lyrics can get a bit preachy. Glad to get a review of it from you guys! 🤘🏽
Never heard this band before. Not a Grateful Dead fan but like some of the Black Crowes. Yeah songwriting is so essential. This rustic Southern home cooking is a feel-good, toe-tappin' zany record. The first song reminded me of afternoon delight by the starland vocal band as well as the Dead, but not as strong a song even if one sort of dislikes that earlier song but that at least seemed like "original songwriting". But originality is not everything and in time it's harder to come up with something original. Though parts of each song I heard really had their moments, stolen or not. All songs sound like they need more cowbell and kazoo. I feel the influence of so many bands that my head is spinning so that was fun for a while. As usual, with albums I don't like much, I only listened to about 12 mins, so this is another half-hearted faux review, but coming at you with loads of sincerity. 3.25
I like King Gizzard a lot but I wish they didn’t bury the vocals so much in the mix. It would make their albums better if it was easier to understand what they are saying. With that said it’s 3.5 stars
Howdy! was thinking Southern rock? Then I felt something akin to Black keys but not even close to that kind of dynamic vocal. Love album cover difference pig faces😂, listening to BK now YES!
Yeah... I struggled with how I wanted to rate this album. Up to this point I have yet to hear something from King Gizzard that I really love or connect with (granted they have a zillion albums and I haven't heard them all yet). Often the albums I've heard feel like a photocopy of the style they are going for to me, like everything is there that should be there on the surface but I am just not totally feeling what I need to feel from it to care more. However, this is not the album to change that feeling. I kept thinking "I should like this more" while listening to it. There were elements of it that were cool but yes, the songs felt lackluster as songs and it made it difficult to care. Ended up with a high 3 stars.
I just listened to this album for the first time today and now realize where a well known Magic the Gathering joke came from A flying lizard amongst magic players - this album. The group is probably okay but the record production is low quality.
Gizzard is really a surface level band. It feels like they listen to a certain genre for a month, and then they just copy. I feel like they dont truly understand the genres the cover.
To some extent I share your view but I think it's a bit more nuanced than that. They often tend to several musically related albums that explore a theme further but not immediately following each other. So for instance, they explored Turkish instruments and tuning on Flying Microtonal Banana and then revisited that, adding elements of electronica on their KG album years later. There is a connecting feel that runs through the albums and makes them recognisably theirs too (not just the humour pr psychedelia).
If they don't truly understand the genres they cover, why does it always sound spot on? Like this album in particular sounds like a lost classic rock release from the 70s.
@EzioMonty117 I mean their songs are written with extremely heavy influence. They certainly are a musically literate band, but I think they aren't quite as capable as their sources to the genres. I wish they would just stick to one genre for a few albums to settle in and perfect their songcraft.
Chooglin’? What are they Creedence now? Honestly a boring, derivative band that feels like they’re grasping as straws half the time…try-hards in every sense of the word…not into them no matter how many people I know tell me that I need to be🥱
King Gizzard would be an absolutely epic band for you to do an album ranking for! Such variations in the albums would make for really interesting lists and discussion. Plus their fan base would probably all watch so you’d reach a lot of new viewers.
They'd probably release a new album during TLM's review
@@stevemalek2970 🤣
Honestly that’s great advice. Maybe wait till the next album tho it will probably come around tomorrow. And don’t worry their will probably be another one around next month
I was just gonna comment the same thing! I would love to see that
I really liked this album. I may check out their other albums.
I really loved this one. It was one of the most solidly fun albums they’ve ever done and I love it
Im from Melbourne, they are my favorite band of all time. Only 4 of their 26 albums i didnt love at first listen, this is one of them. Is it a coincidence that Fathers day is coming up soon here, because its got 70's dad-rock written all over it ?
Agreed that the songs aren’t super strong on this one, but I’d quibble with the idea that songwriting in the chord progression sense isn’t their strength. Their softer material is maybe the best example of interesting chord progressions and great melody - Paper Mache, Sketches, Fishies, Gumboot Soup. These all have nuanced harmonies, chord voicing and progressions.
I think this is a nice return to form for King Giz, not that I didn’t enjoy the last album, I’m just glad they went back to this sound, 4 stars
Coincidentally, I picked up Polygondwanaland last weekend at the record store. I just gave this new album a spin on Alexa. I dug it. It's not one of my favorites of theirs. I do prefer the sort of caffeinated psych prog jams they are famous for. I don't really listen to their "songs" much, but rather I put on an album when I am working. It's that groove. I like other parts too, but I really feel that is what I like about their music - this sort of thumping swing, often frenetic. I do like their weirdness, as well. I give Flight b741 a B. They get an A for really going left field on this one, but while it's decent, it's probably not going to be played as often as Nonagon or Polygon or Paper Mache.
This album just made me want to put on an old Little Feet or Manasses record - but never listen to this album again. I guess that’s the biggest positive I got out of it
i havnt heard alot from the band , but i thought this album was great, I gave it 4.5 stars and it is in a group of like 7 albums with 4.5 stars which is as high as i have gone this year
A review of the new Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album ‘Wild God’ would be cool, if you guys are up for it. ❤🎶
Great points Jason and Joe. I've heard about 5 of their albums. When Black Crowes arrived it was like Wow this is really cool But too bad it's so derivative or as Joe says here copy and paste. Sounds like band heard pedal steel on Teach your Children or Dire Wolf and said there's a vibe we can base an album upon. Not my favorite by them but props to a band willing to take on so many styles.
King Gizz album ranking?
Who has the time?
I think I'm in your mind fuzz has their strongest songwriting even though it's much more psychy. I think that's a 4.5 star album. Also listened to nonagon infinity not too long ago it was way below my expectations. That's 3 stars for me. Will probably listen to this new one sooner or later but I feel like I'm going to agree with your critiques.
Haven't listened to this one yet, but have quite of few of their albums. I love "infest the rats nest" & "Polygondwanaland" yeah I agree with all your points they really could step it up with the lead vocals and some more surprises within songs.
New album you might very well enjoy.Rolling Down The Line,the debut solo album from Kathleen Parks (Twisted Pine) singer/songwriter/fiddler came out last week. Recorded live in the studio to avoid unnecessary perfection. Standout tracks are Nobody Knows and Good Morning (In Heaven). ⭐⭐⭐⭐
I give it a 4 out of 5. It’s one of my favorites from them and it’s also their most accessible. Some things hold it back from being a 5. I agree they lack a true frontman who can really sing, and to me some lyrics can get a bit preachy. Glad to get a review of it from you guys! 🤘🏽
Never heard this band before. Not a Grateful Dead fan but like some of the Black Crowes. Yeah songwriting is so essential. This rustic Southern home cooking is a feel-good, toe-tappin' zany record. The first song reminded me of afternoon delight by the starland vocal band as well as the Dead, but not as strong a song even if one sort of dislikes that earlier song but that at least seemed like "original songwriting". But originality is not everything and in time it's harder to come up with something original. Though parts of each song I heard really had their moments, stolen or not.
All songs sound like they need more cowbell and kazoo. I feel the influence of so many bands that my head is spinning so that was fun for a while. As usual, with albums I don't like much, I only listened to about 12 mins, so this is another half-hearted faux review, but coming at you with loads of sincerity. 3.25
This is one of Fantano's favorite bands.
Well from what i have heard so far i kinda dig it. Very 60's blues rock.
I like King Gizzard a lot but I wish they didn’t bury the vocals so much in the mix. It would make their albums better if it was easier to understand what they are saying. With that said it’s 3.5 stars
Howdy! was thinking Southern rock? Then I felt something akin to Black keys but not even close to that kind of dynamic vocal. Love album cover difference pig faces😂, listening to BK now YES!
Really nice album.
Crowded House they’re not
Don’t get that reference
@@TastesLikeMusic also Melbourne based but Neil Finn is a far stronger songsmith
where da love go?😂
Yeah... I struggled with how I wanted to rate this album. Up to this point I have yet to hear something from King Gizzard that I really love or connect with (granted they have a zillion albums and I haven't heard them all yet). Often the albums I've heard feel like a photocopy of the style they are going for to me, like everything is there that should be there on the surface but I am just not totally feeling what I need to feel from it to care more. However, this is not the album to change that feeling. I kept thinking "I should like this more" while listening to it. There were elements of it that were cool but yes, the songs felt lackluster as songs and it made it difficult to care. Ended up with a high 3 stars.
I just listened to this album for the first time today and now realize where a well known Magic the Gathering joke came from A flying lizard amongst magic players - this album. The group is probably okay but the record production is low quality.
Gizzard is really a surface level band. It feels like they listen to a certain genre for a month, and then they just copy. I feel like they dont truly understand the genres the cover.
To some extent I share your view but I think it's a bit more nuanced than that. They often tend to several musically related albums that explore a theme further but not immediately following each other. So for instance, they explored Turkish instruments and tuning on Flying Microtonal Banana and then revisited that, adding elements of electronica on their KG album years later. There is a connecting feel that runs through the albums and makes them recognisably theirs too (not just the humour pr psychedelia).
If they don't truly understand the genres they cover, why does it always sound spot on? Like this album in particular sounds like a lost classic rock release from the 70s.
@EzioMonty117 I mean their songs are written with extremely heavy influence. They certainly are a musically literate band, but I think they aren't quite as capable as their sources to the genres. I wish they would just stick to one genre for a few albums to settle in and perfect their songcraft.
@@reginaldcampos5762 That's a fair point yeah
@@EzioMonty117 I guess I would called them a near-universal tribute band.
Chooglin’? What are they Creedence now?
Honestly a boring, derivative band that feels like they’re grasping as straws half the time…try-hards in every sense of the word…not into them no matter how many people I know tell me that I need to be🥱